News Releases

July 01, 2015

Dr. Ann Marie Fallon will join Marylhurst University in mid-August 2015 as the university’s provost, establishing the academic vision for the university and overseeing overall academic integrity for the institution. Read more...

June 11, 2015

Portland Actors Ensemble, celebrating their 45th anniversary as Portland's Shakespeare in the Parks, will kick off Marylhurst University's Summer on the Green series on Saturday, July 11, 2015 with a performance of Macbeth. This year the university presents an unprecedented 14 performances - all free of charge. Read more...

June 09, 2015

More than 460 bachelor's and master's degree candidates will be honored at Marylhurst University's 121st commencement, scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday, June 20 at the Oregon Convention Center. Two Marylhurst graduates, Brandon Hoggans and Rebekah Mende, will launch efforts to improve our prison system, though from very different perspectives.
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May 12, 2015

The Marylhurst University Department of Music will present Iolanthe ("eye-oh-lan-thee"), a comic opera in which fairies descend on the House of Lords in Victorian England, on June 6 and 7, 2015. Read more...

May 06, 2015

Aaron Copland's Pulitzer Prize-winning composition Appalachian Spring will be performed in its masterful original instrumentation for 13 instruments by some of Portland's finest musicians at Marylhurst University on Friday, May 22, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. Read more...

May 01, 2015

Dr. Tonda Liggett, faculty member in the Department of Education at Marylhurst University, has been selected for a Fulbright Specialists project in Thailand at Chiang Mai Rajabhat University during May 2015, according to the United States Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.Read more...

April 21, 2015

Marc Ribot, a guitarist renowned for exploring new waters and taking other brave souls - such as Tom Waits, Robert Plant, Alison Krauss, Elvis Costello and John Mellencamp - along for the ride, will perform in concert and lead a workshop in free-improvisation techniques May 8-9, 2015, at Marylhurst University.Read more...

April 08, 2015

The Marylhurst University Department of Art & Interior Design is proud to present the work of Kate Simmons at the Mayer Art Building as well as a show of sculpture by our sculpture studio students. Please join us for the artists' reception on Thursday, April 30 or visit the galleries now through May 8, 2015 (closed Memorial Day weekend).Read more...

March 26, 2015

On April 25 - 26, 2015, more than 80 artisans from across the Pacific Northwest will gather at Marylhurst University to display all types of guitars, bowed and stringed instruments, mandolins, banjos, flutes and ancient instruments. Read more...

January 20, 2015

Marylhurst University's premier vocal ensemble, the Marylhurst Chamber Choir, will take the stage at Carnegie Hall on February 15, 2015, joining choirs from across the nation in a performance of Randall Thompson's The Testament of Freedom, based on the writings of Thomas Jefferson. Read more...

June 10, 2014

The board of trustees of Marylhurst University has selected Dr. Melody Rose as the university's 15th president. Dr. Rose, who currently serves as chancellor of the Oregon University System (OUS), will join Marylhurst in mid-August 2014.Read more...

June 03, 2014

More than 530 bachelor's and master's degree candidates will be honored at Marylhurst University's 120th commencement, scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday, June 14, 2014 at the Oregon Convention Center. Read more...

May 16, 2014

Learning gained through life and work experience can be translated into college credit through Marylhurst University's Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) program. Learn more at the university's PLA information session on Thursday, June 5 at 6:30 p.m. Read more...

May 14, 2014

May 09, 2014

Marylhurst University's School of Business will host an information session on June 5, 2014 to help prospective students learn more about the university's many bachelor's and master's degree programs in business.Read more...

February 18, 2014

The World Photography Organization announced that Marylhurst University Jordan VanSise will compete as one of the 10 finalists at the 2014 Sony World Photography Awards Student Focus competition.Read more...

January 30, 2014

Marylhurst University opens the exhibition Heather Watkins--Recurrent Work with a preview reception for the artist in The Art Gym Sunday, February 23, 2014, 3 - 5 p.m. The exhibition continues through April 2, 2014. Read more...

January 02, 2014

Members of the Marylhurst Chorale will perform at Carnegie Hall February 15, 2015, along with university choruses from throughout the country, under the direction of Justin Smith, Marylhurst's director of choral activities. Read more...

December 16, 2013

Marylhurst University will featured 11 graduate degree programs at a winter information session Saturday, January 25 at 9:30 a.m., to be followed by a networking reception featuring morning snacks and mimosas at 11 a.m.Read more...

December 10, 2013

Blake Shell, an art gallery curator with experience in Portland, Vancouver, Arizona and Georgia, has been named director and curator of The Art Gym and Belluschi Pavilion at Marylhurst University. She will join the university December 16.Read more...

December 02, 2013

Marylhurst University's alumni association honored four distinguished alumni whose accomplishments in their professions, communities and university service reflect the strength of Marylhurst's ongoing legacy of ethical leadership, service and social responsibility.Read more...

October 15, 2013

Marylhurst University will host two information sessions in November to provide more information about its undergraduate programs for prospective students of all ages considering completing a bachelor's degree.Read more...

October 10, 2013

Marylhurst University's School of Business will host two information sessions in November and December to help prospective students learn more about the university's many bachelor's and master's degree programs in business. Read more...

October 02, 2013

Marylhurst University's School of Graduate Studies and School of Business will host a fall information session Thursday, October 24 at 6:30 p.m. to provide prospective students with information about the university's 11 graduate programs. Read more...

October 01, 2013

Film and television casting director Lana Veenker will give an inspiring talk on shifting a career from Hollywood to Oregon and beyond at a brunch hosted by Marylhurst University on Sunday, October 20, 2013. Read more...

September 24, 2013

September 12, 2013

Poet Dorothea Lasky will read from her most recent book, "Thunderbird," Thursday, October 17 to open the 2013-14 Marylhurst Reading Series. In addition to Lasky, this year's reading series will feature poet Rachel Jamison Webster in January, novelist Kevin Sampsell in February and memoirist Justin Hocking in May.Read more...

September 12, 2013

The Marylhurst University Department of Education and the Arbor School of Arts and Sciences will co-sponsor a presentation by prominent national educator Susan Engel Thursday, October 10 at 7 p.m. on the Marylhurst campus. Read more...

September 10, 2013

After more than a year of painstaking reconstruction, the small but historically significant home designed by noted Portland architect Pietro Belluschi and donated to Marylhurst University will open late this month. Public tours of the home will be offered Saturday, September 28 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, September 29 from noon to 3 p.m.Read more...

August 29, 2013

The curator position for Marylhurst University's award-winning art gallery, The Art Gym, and for the newest addition to campus, the Belluschi Pavilion, will be permanently endowed thanks to a $1.25 million grant awarded by the Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Foundation. Read more...

July 01, 2013

Marylhurst University's School of Business will host a summer information session Thursday, August 1 for those who want to learn more about the university's bachelor's and master's degree programs in business. Read more...

June 24, 2013

The Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund has issued a $100,000 challenge grant to help launch Marylhurst University's new Master of Science in Food Systems & Society program. The new graduate program focuses on creating more healthy, just and sustainable food systems. Read more...

June 19, 2013

Portland "Mistress of Soul" LaRhonda Steele will open the second season of Marylhurst University's "Summer on the Green" event series, which features six music and theater performances in a beautiful outdoor campus setting during July and August.Read more...

May 16, 2013

Marylhurst University's Department of Music will present two performances of H.M.S. Pinafore on campus June 7 and 9, 7:30 p.m. Special guest artist Alistair Donkin of England, one of the world's foremost Gilbert & Sullivan interpreters, will serve as stage director and narrator for the two performances. Justin Smith, Marylhurst's director of choral activities, conducts.Read more...

May 14, 2013

Adam and his mother, Amy Webber, will both complete their bachelor's degrees in English literature and writing at Marylhurst University this June. And his dad, Mark Webber, isn't far behind; he's scheduled to complete his communications bachelor's degree in December.
Adam and Amy are among more than 540 bachelor's and master's degree candidates who will be honored at Marylhurst's 119th commencement, scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday, June 15 at the Oregon Convention Center. Amy will be one of three graduates speaking during the commencement ceremony.
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May 14, 2013

Marylhurst University offers a nationally recognized program that helps degree-seeking students translate life and work experience into college credit. Prospective students can learn more about this Prior Learning Assessment program at a summer information session Thursday, June 6 at 6:30 p.m. Read more...

May 13, 2013

Marylhurst University art therapy counseling instructor Annette Shore will hold a book signing Tuesday, June 4 on the Marylhurst campus to celebrate the publication of her new book, "The Practitioner's Guide to Child Art Therapy" Tuesday, June 4 at 5 p.m.Read more...

April 03, 2013

Marylhurst University's School of Business will host two information sessions this spring - Tuesday, May 7, 6:30 p.m. downtown Portland and Thursday, June 6, 6:30 p.m. on campus - for those who want to learn more about the university's bachelor's and master's degree programs in business. Read more...

April 02, 2013

More than 80 artisans from across the Pacific Northwest will display all types of guitars, bowed and stringed instruments, mandolins, banjos, flutes and ancient instruments this month at the 37th annual Northwest Handmade Musical Instrument Exhibit at Marylhurst University, Saturday, April 27th and Sunday, April 28th, 2012 from noon to 5 p.m.Read more...

March 26, 2013

This spring, The Art Gym at Marylhurst University will present two exhibitions that address incarceration -- The Last Supper: 500 Plates by Julie Green and The Prison Industrial Complex by Buddy Bunting. The exhibitions open to the public on Tuesday, April 16, continuing through Friday, May 17. On Sunday, April 21, Green and Bunting will give a gallery talk in The Art Gym at 2 p.m. followed by a reception for the artists from 3 to 5 p.m. All are welcome. Admission and parking are free. Read more...

March 20, 2013

Daring and brave. Candid and raw. Beautiful and feverish.
Those are just a few of the adjectives being used to describe a powerful new memoir by Marylhurst University English professor Jay Ponteri, released in mid-March.Read more...

February 28, 2013

Marylhurst University's School of Graduate Studies and School of Business will host a spring information session Thursday, April 18 to provide prospective students with information about the university's 11 graduate programs. Read more...

February 28, 2013

Music lovers can dive into the beauty of Igor Stravinsky's "A Soldier's Tale" and other compositions inspired by it at a special concert featuring prominent local performers Monday, March 18 at 7:30 p.m. on the campus of Marylhurst University.Read more...

February 07, 2013

Marylhurst University opens two new exhibitions--Wood Anniversary: Five Years of Signal Fire and Todd Johnson--The Misadventures of Ansel Adams: Garage Sales, Geo Tracking, and General Tomfoolery--with a preview reception for all the artists in The Art Gym from 3 to 5 p.m., Sunday, February 24. Read more...

January 31, 2013

Life and work experience can be translated into college credit through a rigorous program offered by Marylhurst University. Learn how at the university's Prior Learning Assessment program spring information session Monday, March 11 at 6:30 p.m. on the Marylhurst campus.Read more...

January 31, 2013

Marylhurst University's School of Business will host a downtown Portland information session February 21at 6:15 p.m. at the PCC CLIMB Center for Advancement for prospective students interested in earning an MBA in Sustainable Business.Read more...

January 16, 2013

Marylhurst University will host a winter concert featuring singers from Vancouver, Wash., and Boise, Idaho, in addition to two Marylhurst performance groups. The Marylhurst Chorale and Choral Union, both directed by Justin Smith, will perform with the Clark College Concert Choir, directed by April Duvic, on February 22 at 7:30 p.m. in St. Anne's Chapel.Read more...

January 09, 2013

Marylhurst University's Department of Art Therapy Counseling will host a winter information session Saturday, February 23 at 10 a.m. to provide program information to those considering the university's master's degree program in art therapy counseling, including those interested in enrolling fall term 2013.Read more...

January 09, 2013

Marylhurst University's College of Arts & Sciences and School of Business will host a winter information session Saturday, February 23 at 9 a.m. to help prospective students learn more about the university's 22 undergraduate programs.Read more...

January 02, 2013

Marylhurst University's School of Graduate Studies and School of Business will host a winter information session Saturday, January 26 AT 10 a.m. to provide prospective students with information about the university's 11 graduate programs. Read more...

December 20, 2012

Marylhurst University opens two new exhibitions Kelly Rauer: Weight and Samantha Wall: Laid to Rest with a preview reception for both artists in The Art Gym from 3 to 5 p.m., Sunday, January 13.Read more...

December 18, 2012

Marylhurst University's School of Business will host three information sessions this winter for those who want to learn more about the university's bachelor's and master's degree programs in business. The sessions will be held Saturday, January 26, 10 a.m.; Thursday, February 7, 6:30 p.m.; and Thursday, March 7, 6:30 p.m.Read more...

November 13, 2012

Marylhurst University's Prior Learning Assessment program will host a winter information session Wednesday, December 5, 2012. The university's PLA program offers students the opportunity to earn credit toward - and reduce the expense of - a bachelor's degree by documenting the knowledge they've gained during years of work and lifelong learning. Read more...

October 24, 2012

Marylhurst University's Department of Art Therapy Counseling will host a fall information session November 10 to provide prospective students with information about the university's master's degree program in art therapy counseling. Read more...

October 24, 2012

The Marylhurst Choral Union, formed just this fall, plans three community concerts for the 2012-13 season that cover a diverse music spectrum, from Spanish holiday carols to opera. The choir's season opens on Friday, December 7, when the ensemble presents "A Latin Christmas." Read more...

October 24, 2012

Marylhurst University's College of Arts & Sciences and School of Business will host a fall information session November 10 to provide prospective students with information about the university's 22 undergraduate programs. Read more...

October 24, 2012

new opportunities to convey meaning. Those are just two of the lessons Marylhurst University hopes to share during Digital Writing Month, the online writing challenge it is sponsoring throughout November to shine a spotlight on the nature and practice of digital writing.Read more...

October 24, 2012

new opportunities to convey meaning. Those are just two of the lessons Marylhurst University hopes to share during Digital Writing Month, the online writing challenge it is sponsoring throughout November to shine a spotlight on the nature and practice of digital writing.Read more...

October 23, 2012

Creative arts therapists, who help people deal with emotional and physical challenges, will gather at the fifth annual Creative Arts Therapies Association on November 4, 2012 at Marylhurst University.
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October 12, 2012

Marylhurst University's new Master of Arts in Food Systems & Society, a graduate degree program launching fall term 2013, will help prepare a new generation of leaders to tackle food system challenges from a range of perspectives in the non-profit, corporate and government arenas.Read more...

September 12, 2012

Marylhurst University's School of Graduate Studies and School of Business will host a fall information session October 25 to provide prospective students with information about the university's 11 graduate programs. Read more...

September 04, 2012

Reconstruction of a small but historically significant home designed by noted Portland architect Pietro Belluschi and donated to Marylhurst University will begin this fall. A ceremonial groundbreaking for the restoration project will be held at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, September 11 at the south end of the Marylhurst campus. Read more...

August 21, 2012

Marylhurst University will begin offering two new bachelor's degree programs and an additional master's degree program this academic year as part of its long-term plan to expand educational opportunities in niche areas for its multigenerational student population. Read more...

August 14, 2012

Marylhurst University's Prior Learning Assessment program will host a fall information session September 11. The university's PLA program offers students the opportunity to earn credit toward - and reduce the expense of - a bachelor's degree by documenting the knowledge they've gained during years of work and lifelong learning. Read more...

August 13, 2012

Marylhurst University's School of Business will host three information sessions this fall for those who want to learn more about the university's undergraduate and graduate business programs. Read more...

June 13, 2012

Artist Mallory Pilcher exhibited her work while doing social justice volunteer work in the local community, and now she will use her Master of Arts in Art Therapy Counseling degree to help returning women veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder integrate back into society. She will be among the 668 undergraduate and graduate degree candidates honored at Marylhurst University's 118th commencement ceremonies Saturday, June 16 at the Oregon Convention Center. Read more...

May 31, 2012

Shakespeare returns to Summer on the Green at Marylhurst University with three outdoor shows in the Lajos Balogh Performance Shell. The series, in its third year, includes a free play once a month this summer guaranteed to entertain audiences with drama, tragedy and lively merrymaking. "Hamlet" and "Twelfth Night" will be performed by Shakespeare in the Parks program of the Portland Actors Ensemble. "As You Like It" will be performed by the Original Practice Shakespeare Festival in the manner Shakespeare's own actors did at Globe Theater.Read more...

February 20, 2012

The Association for Gerontology in Higher Education has named Jennifer Sasser, chair of the Department of Human Sciences at Marylhurst University, a winner of its 2012 Distinguished Faculty Award.Read more...

February 15, 2012

The Art Gym is one of five venues presenting Portland2012, a biennial of contemporary art sponsored by Disjecta, produced by Disjecta Interdisciplinary Art Center and curated by Prudence F. Roberts. The Art Gym is presenting eight of the 24 chosen artists. The Art Gym will open its part of Portland2012 with a reception on Sunday, February 26 from 3 to 5 p.m., and will host a discussion with the artists and curator on Thursday, March 15 at noon.Read more...

January 25, 2012

Marylhurst University will continue the World Voices concert series with a performance by Shirley Nanette, a local jazz vocalist inducted into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame, on Thursday, February 9 at 7:30 p.m. in St. Anne's Chapel.Read more...

December 20, 2011

The Art Gym is opening its winter season Sunday, January 8 at 3 p.m. with a reception for Anonymous, an exhibition organized by guest curator Micah Malone. Anonymous includes work by six artists who have agreed to remain anonymous and will be identified in the exhibition as Artist A, Artist B, Artist C, Artist D, Artist E and Artist F. Anonymous will include painting, wall drawings, sculpture, video and installation and continue through Wednesday, February 15.Read more...

November 28, 2011

Two Portland-area business leaders have been elected to serve on the Marylhurst University Board of Trustees. Chip Terhune, director of environmental and government affairs for Schnitzer Steel Industries, and Dr. Stephen Brown, president of Custom Decorators, Inc., joined the 33-member Marylhurst board this fall.Read more...

November 21, 2011

Marylhurst University has created one new college and two new schools to house its burgeoning academic programs and three long-time faculty members have been named as deans of the three new academic units. Dr. Jan Dabrowski has been elevated to dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Debrah Bokowski was named dean of the School of Graduate Studies. Mary Bradbury Jones has been promoted to dean of the School of Business.Read more...

October 25, 2011

Creative arts therapists, who use techniques such as art, dance, drama, music and poetry (within the psycho-therapeutic process) to help people deal with an array of emotional and physical challenges, will gather at the fourth annual Creative Arts Therapies Association (CATA) conference to learn about new research showing the compelling impacts creative arts therapy can have on brain activity. Keynote speaker Dr. Larry Sherman, a musician and neurobiologist at Oregon Health & Science University, will discuss the neurobiological links between creative arts therapies and the brain?s right hemisphere, which governs intuition and imagination, in his talk, Music and the Brain.Read more...

October 12, 2011

Marylhurst University will kick off the World Voices concert series this fall with a performance by Moira Smiley & VOCO, an ensemble of extraordinary musicians who share a passion for spreading powerful, emotional music driven by lush four-part vocal harmony. Their visionary blend of voices redefines harmony singing with the power and physicality of folksong, the avant-garde fearlessness of Béla Bartók and the delicious, vaudevillian accompaniment of cello, banjo, accordion and body percussion.Read more...

September 27, 2011

Marylhurst University President Judith Johansen has named a long-time university trustee to a part-time staff leadership position, and elevated two existing cabinet officers to broader leadership roles.Read more...

September 19, 2011

The Toronto Consort, Canada's leading early music chamber ensemble, will perform the
Da Vinci Codex at Marylhurst University. The Toronto Consort is internationally recognized for its excellence in the performance of medieval, renaissance and early baroque music.Read more...

September 07, 2011

To meet the growing demand for business programs that emphasize sustainable practices, this fall term Marylhurst University will launch a new online Bachelor of Science in sustainable business and online post-baccalaureate and post-graduate certificates in sustainable business.Read more...

August 24, 2011

The Art Gym is opening its fall 2011 season at 3 p.m. Sunday, October 2, with a reception for David Eckard: Deployment. The exhibition is a mid-career survey that covers 20 years of the Portland-based artist?s career. It continues through Sunday, December 11.Read more...

July 12, 2011

Two events will be held this Saturday, July 16 on the Marylhurst University campus to honor Dr. Thomas Ruhl, founder and chair of the university?s graduate education department, who died last week.
A memorial service is scheduled for 1 p.m. in St. Anne?s Chapel. Following the service, a ?Celebration of Tom Ruhl?s Life? will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. in Clark Commons. This second event will feature several speakers and formal opportunities for guests to share their memories of Ruhl.Read more...

June 21, 2011

Shakespeare theater returns to Marylhurst University this summer with a three-performance series titled Shakespeare on the Green. The shows are outdoors. Blankets or low chairs are recommended.Read more...

June 12, 2011

A record 748 degree candidates will honored at Marylhurst University's 117th commencement ceremonies Saturday, June 18 at the Oregon Convention Center. Marylhurst will award 269 bachelor's degrees and 479 master's degrees to the institution's largest ever class of graduates.Read more...

May 30, 2011

For the second year in a row, Portland Summer Ensembles (PSE) will provide young musical artists the opportunity to study chamber, orchestral and solo music with many of Portland?s outstanding classical music soloists and orchestral players on the Marylhurst University campus. The public is invited to attend the professional performances of these talented young musicians and their coaches, who are principal members of the Oregon Symphony, on June 29 and July 1, 2011.Read more...

May 23, 2011

More than 300 guests gathered at Marylhurst University?s 24th annual awards dinner on Monday, May 23 to honor individuals who have made exceptional contributions to the university ? Lajos Balogh, Simeon Dreyfuss, Nancy Gibson, Karen Lynch and Ian McCallum.Read more...

May 18, 2011

Marylhurst University will open two shows with preview receptions in The Art Gym on Wednesday, May 25 from 6 to 8 p.m. The gallery is presenting the 2011 Bachelor of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition with works by thesis candidates Kyeve Hurtado and Stephanie Ulrich; and in Gallery 2: Margaret Shirley. A thank you for thirty years of teaching. The BFA thesis exhibition includes sculpture by Hurtado and drawings by Ulrich. The exhibition continues through June 19. The thesis candidates will give a Gallery Talk Thursday, June 2 at noon.Read more...

April 27, 2011

The City of Lake Oswego and Marylhurst University will host a talk by James Roddey, an earthquake expert from the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI), on May 11 at Marylhurst. He will speak about the similarities between the March 11 earthquake in Japan and a potential Cascadia subduction zone earthquake; the likelihood of a catastrophic earthquake in the Pacific Northwest; and how an earthquake would affect Oregon's roads and bridges.Read more...

April 13, 2011

More than 80 artisans from across the Pacific Northwest will display all types of guitars, bowed and stringed instruments, mandolins, banjos, flutes and ancient instruments at the 35th annual Handmade Musical Instrument Exhibit at Marylhurst University on Saturday, April 30 and Sunday, May 1.Read more...

April 13, 2011

Marylhurst University will host a local labyrinth walk as part of the third annual World Labyrinth Day celebration on Saturday, May 7. This labyrinth walk is one of many to be held around the world at 1 p.m. in each time zone, creating a rolling wave of peaceful energy as the world turns.Read more...

April 06, 2011

Marylhurst University will host a film viewing and directors talk with Matt Briggs, Lake Oswego resident and director of "Deep Green," a documentary about solutions to stop global warming on Thursday, April 28. Based on six years of research, "Deep Green" brings clarity to this increasingly urgent situation with stories from around the world that are filled with startling revelations and fascinating facts.Read more...

April 05, 2011

Africa Bridge Founder Barry Childs will speak at Marylhurst University about how micro banking has assisted vulnerable children and their families in Tanzania on Tuesday, April 26, 2011. For more than a decade, Africa Bridge has helped set up 28 income-generating farming cooperatives in 16 villages in Southwest Tanzania. During this time, Africa Bridge has also built classrooms and medical clinics, provided agricultural training and improved the lives of more than 3,500 children, their families and their village communities.Read more...

April 04, 2011

Marylhurst University will host a book reading and discussion with Robert Michael Pyle on Thursday, April 21 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Pyle has been a full-time freelance writer, teacher, speaker and biologist for 30 years. Among the many environmental-literature writers, Pyle stands out as an actual scientist who writes with sensitivity and poetry about the world we inhabit and share with other creatures. Read more...

March 11, 2011

Two new exhibitions will open at The Art Gym Sunday, April 3, with a reception and performances from 3 to 6 p.m. Both exhibitions continue through Sunday, May 15. "Dance: before, after,during" opens in the gallery's main space and presents preparatory materials, documentation and performances by four Portland-based choreographers -- Linda Austin, Susan Banyas, Tahni Holt and Linda K. Johnson. "Past Moves: Selected Archival Footage of Dance Performance in the 1970s and 1980s" focuses on documentation of the work of the Portland Dance Theater and the companies that grew out of it. It will be presented in The Art Gym's Gallery 2. Read more...

March 09, 2011

Nick Bezzarides will speak about the unique business applications in permaculture at Marylhurst University on Thursday, April 14 from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. In this business-focused seminar, Bezzerides will present the basics of permaculture. Then he will talk about how to use permaculture principles in business areas such as vertical integration, supply chain security, reduced costs, stability through diversity of revenue sources and increased employee satisfaction.Read more...

March 09, 2011

February 08, 2011

Steve Joiner--co-founder of 21st Century Worklife, an organization dedicated to helping individuals reclaim their power, potential and peace of mind at work--will lead a career development workshop at Marylhurst University about the new concept of being a career entrepreneur.Read more...

January 31, 2011

Marylhurst University's interior design program will host a conversation about the details and characteristics of materials as they relate to design and performance on Friday, February 18 at 6:30 p.m. The discussion will focus on product, material and fashion as it explores the relationships of design, economics, performance and environment. Topics will include the origins and rise of regional materiality through a globally-connected design community.Read more...

January 20, 2011

Marylhurst University will host a discussion about bullying from the perspective of children and adults on Thursday, February 10, 2011 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Attendees will learn how to avoid becoming the target of a bully and tips on what to do if they are being bullied. Issues that affect young people in school, social settings and social media will be presented. Adults affected by bullying at home and in the workplace will learn how to deal with these situations. Read more...

January 19, 2011

Marylhurst University will host an undergraduate information meeting for individuals who want to visit the campus and learn about earning a bachelor's degree on Saturday, February 26. This free event will showcase current students and faculty who will talk about the Marylhurst experience. Participants will learn about bachelor's degree programs, financial aid, career services and credit for prior learning. Campus tours will be provided.Read more...

January 11, 2011

Gail Kiles Krumenauer, an economist with the state of Oregon's Workforce and Economic Research Division, will lead a career development workshop at Marylhurst University on Tuesday, February 1, 2011. She has new research to share from the future hiring survey of employers in Oregon and will supply projections for the six-month period that ends April 2011. In addition, she will share new research which in indicates that job applicants need to exceed minimum qualifications in this tough market. She will reveal what it takes to be seen as a competitive applicant.
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September 20, 2010

David Oliver Relin, co-author of the best-selling book "Three Cups of Tea," will visit Marylhurst University on Saturday, October 16, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. to discuss hunger in America and how it is sweeping over millions of people throughout the nation who face food insecurity. Read more...

August 25, 2010

American writer and cultural anthropologist Mary Catherine Bateson will speak at Marylhurst University about her book "Composing a Further Life: The Age of Active Wisdom" on Tuesday, September 28 from 7 to 9 p.m. She will discuss aging as an improvisational art form calling for imagination and willingness to learn. Bateson will share the experiences of men and women--herself included--who have found new meaning and ways to contribute by composing their lives in new patterns. Read more...

June 08, 2010

When Pat Sharp, a 69-year-old child care business operator, decided to finish her bachelor's degree two years ago, the final push came from her daughter, Kimberle Woodall-McGaw, 50, who decided they should complete their degrees together. And that's what they're doing this spring. Both will graduate from Marylhurst University in June.Read more...

June 08, 2010

Just a year after introducing a new MBA in sustainable business for online students, Marylhurst University is now launching a campus-based version of this highly successful program for students who prefer to take classes in person.Read more...

May 18, 2010

Marylhurst University has received a $1 million gift from the estate of longtime Marylhurst University benefactor Maybelle Clark Macdonald. The money will be used to fund student scholarships.Read more...

May 12, 2010

Michele Kremers, Marylhurst University interior design instructor, has been selected as a National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Scholar. She will attend one of 10 study opportunities supported by the NEH. Read more...

January 21, 2010

New leadership will enhance support for faculty and academic programs. Veteran Marylhurst University faculty members have been elevated to assistant deans as part of a long-term effort to provide additional support to faculty and students, and enhance the many growing programs at this 1,900-student university just south of Lake Oswego. Read more...

December 14, 2009

A small but historically significant home designed by noted Portland architect Pietro Belluschi will be kept in Lake Oswego, now that the Marylhurst University board of trustees has endorsed a plan to give the house a permanent home on the Marylhurst campus.Read more...

December 08, 2009

Two Portland-area leaders have been elected to serve on the Marylhurst University board of trustees. Judie Hammerstad, who recently ended nearly 30 years of elected public service in Clackamas County, and Marty Ringle, chief technology officer for Reed College, are the newest additions to the 33-member Marylhurst board. Read more...

November 23, 2009

The Vienna Boys' Choir, one of the world's oldest and most famous choirs, will perform March 3 and 4, 2010 at 7 p.m. in St. Anne's Chapel at Marylhurst University to benefit heart research and the relief effort in Haiti. Internationally known for their exceptional singing, the Vienna Boys' Choir will present a broad program, including Renaissance pieces, 20th-century compositions and Austrian folk music. Tickets are $95, and are available through Ticketmaster.com starting December 5, 2009. Read more...

September 30, 2009

Emily Harris, host of OPB's radio program Think Out Loud, will speak about the character and challenges of journalism in a rapidly changing world on Tuesday, October 13, in Flavia Hall Salon at Marylhurst University. Wine and hors d'oeuvres at 6:30 p.m. Presentation at 7 p.m. Sponsored by Marylhurst's Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies program. Free. For information or to RSVP, contact Peggy Suzio at 503.636.8141, ext. 3309.Read more...

July 29, 2009

Students and community members recently painted an outdoor labyrinth on the Marylhurst University campus in the parking lot below Clark Commons. The painting of the labyrinth on Saturday, July 18 was a community event by a volunteer crew of Marylhurst students, faculty, staff, alumni and Lake Oswego residents. The labyrinth is free and open to the public, seven days a week during campus open hours. Everyone is invited and encouraged to walk it. Read more...

June 10, 2009

May 11, 2009

Marylhurst University will expand its graduate program this summer and offer a new online MBA in sustainable business to meet a growing need in one of the few industries that is adding, not cutting jobs, thanks in part to the 2009 federal stimulus bill. Concentrations within the new degree program will address the most pertinent sustainability topics: renewable energy, green development and public policy. Inaugural classes in the new program begin June 22, and enrollment is underway. Read more...

April 16, 2009

Filmmakers James Ivory and Gus Van Sant and screenwriter Mike Rich will open the Oregon Sesquicentennial Film Festival at Marylhurst on Friday, May 1 with a special event at the Mission Theater at 1624 NW Glisan in Portland. Film festival activities will continue through May 10 on the Marylhurst University campus on Highway 43 one mile south of Lake Oswego.
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March 18, 2009

Marylhurst University, a private liberal arts university serving self-directed learners of all ages, appointed Father Rick Ganz, SJ as special counsel to the president for an 18-month term beginning March 30, 2009.Read more...

February 25, 2009

Five prominent women who have served Oregon in extraordinary ways earned public recognition today from Marylhurst University at a special awards luncheon attended by more than 350 regional leaders at Multnomah Athletic Club in Portland. Read more...

January 14, 2009

Marylhurst University, a private liberal arts university serving self-directed learners of all ages, appointed Xandra T. McKeown and Greg Hogensen to its Board of Trustees for a three-year term. Read more...

December 12, 2008

Marylhurst University is one of 14 institutions in North America chosen to compete in Student Focus, the Sony World Photography Awards' university program. Sixty institutions across six continents will be competing in the awards and Marylhurst University is one of the select few to have been chosen to take part in this prestigious international awards program. Read more...

October 20, 2008

October 02, 2008

Rafe Esquith, fifth-grade teacher and author of "Teach Like Your Hair's On Fire" and "There Are No Shortcuts," will speak about the innovative teaching methods he uses to help his students, many who are first-generation immigrants, score in the top percentile on standardized tests and go on to attend top universities on Thursday, October 16, 7 p.m. in Clark Commons at Marylhurst University. This event is free and open to the public. Parking is free. For additional information, call 503.699.6250. Read more...

April 09, 2008

The Marylhurst University Board of Trustees today announced the selection of Judith Johansen, J.D. as the university's 13th president. Johansen will take the helm on July 1, 2008 from the current president Nancy Wilgenbusch, who is retiring after 24 years of service to the institution. Read more...

April 02, 2007

Marylhurst University will introduce the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program at the Graduate Studies Information Session on Saturday, April 21 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the Flavia Hall Salon. Department representatives from seven graduate degree programs will provide information and answer questions. To register, call 503.699.6268.Read more...

September 27, 2006

Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the United States, will discuss her work with death row inmates during a luncheon on Sunday, October 29 at Marylhurst University.Read more...

July 07, 2006

Marylhurst University announced the launch of three new online accelerated learning programs, intended to meet the needs of working business professionals seeking advancement in their careers.Read more...

August 19, 2005

U.S. News & World Report America's Best Colleges 2006 edition lists Marylhurst University as #2 in the 15-state western region for highest proportion of classes under 20 students. Prescott College in Arizona was listed as #1. Marylhurst is the only university in Oregon to rank in this category.Read more...

April 21, 2005

November 16, 2004

Marylhurst University Board of Trustees and community business leaders gathered on Monday, November 15, to dedicate the E.L. Wiegand Teaching and Learning Center -- a digital multimedia theater-style classroom in the BP John Administration Building. Read more...

August 18, 2004

Marylhurst University is cited as number one in the Pacific Northwest by U.S. News and World Report "America's Best Colleges" for highest proportion of classes under 20 in the Best Universities-Master's Western division. This is the fifth consecutive year Marylhurst has been recognized in the popular college planner and guide.Read more...

August 21, 2003

Marylhurst University ranked #1 in Oregon for classes under 20 students in the 2004 edition of U.S. News & World Report's Guide, America's Best Colleges. This is the second year in a row that Marylhurst received this position in the æBest Universities Master's' category, placing it among the top 60 universities in the 15-state Western region.Read more...

April 10, 2003

Kryszek will share her dramatic Holocaust story of courage, perseverance, love and gentle humor on Wednesday, May 14, at 7:00 p.m. in St. Anne's Chapel on the Marylhurst University campus. The public is invited and no admission will be charged.Read more...

October 30, 2002

Marylhurst University's MBA program is among 78 of the country's regionally accredited business programs recognized by U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT in its "Special Report: E-Learning" (October 28, page 66).Read more...

September 16, 2002

U.S. News and World Report 2003 ranks Marylhurst University "a great school at a great price" and one of only 15 schools in the 15 western states to receive this designation for academic quality in comparison to the net cost of attendance. Read more...

July 19, 2002

The International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE) has awarded Marylhurst University initial accreditation of its MBA degree, BS degree in Management, and BS degree in Real Estate. Read more...

September 12, 2001

Dr. Jeroid Roussell, Jr. has been promoted to the position of Chair of Religious Studies and Philosophy at Marylhurst University, overseeing the department's undergraduate, master's and cooperative doctorate programs.Read more...

July 09, 2001

John Paul, D. Mus., has been appointed Chair of Marylhurst University's Music Department after teaching in the program for a year. He is the recipient of the Joseph Naumes Endowed Chair in Music.Read more...

July 31, 2000

Marylhurst University has appointed Simeon Dreyfuss Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Studies Department Chair, a program which offers students the opportunity and responsibility of designing their own degree paths through a focused combination of two or more academic disciplines. Read more...

July 27, 2000

Human Sciences Department Chair, Dr. Jennifer Sasser-Coen, announced that Marylhurst's Human Studies and Social Sciences programs will dwell together in its new Department of Human Sciences that includes Psychology, Human Studies, Sociology, Anthropology, Economics, and Political Science - academic disciplines that focus upon understanding the complexities of human behavior.Read more...

February 15, 1999

Marylhurst University is one of six institutions in the U.S. and Canada -- and the only institution in the Western United States -- to be selected by the American Productivity and Quality Center (APQC) and the Council on Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) for a study of "best practices" in adult learning.Read more...

December 31, 1969

Marylhurst University's School of Business will host three information sessions this winter for those who want to learn more about the university's bachelor's and master's degree programs in business. The sessions will be held: Saturday, January 26 at 10 a.m.; Thursday, February 7 at 6:30 p.m.; and Thursday, March 7 at 6:30 p.m.Read more...